Fencing.



' C. A. FORSBEBG.

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(Application filed June 30, 1899.)

Patented Apr 24, 1900.

(I10 Modal.)

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1 ncmms PETERS co PNOTO-LITHQ. WASHINGTON. n41.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A.'FORSBERG, OF ROQKFORD, ILLINOIS.

FENCING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 648,250, dated April24, 1900. Application filed June 30, 1899. Serial No. 722,390. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom itnmy concern.- l 3e it known that LCHARLES A. FORSBERG, acltizen of the United States, residing at Rockford, in the county ofWinnebago and State of and vertical wires,the connection between thewires being such that they will not draw through or straighten out.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an elevation of a section offencing embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is an edge View of one of theconnections between the length- .wise and vertical wires.

The lengthwise wires are each composed of two strands l and 2, twistedtogether. The vertical wires 3 are each provided with a number of loopscorresponding to the number of lengthwise wires, each of the loopedportions of the vertical wires being located within an opening 4, formedby a cross of the lengthwise wires, and both branches of the verticalwires located in an opening 5, formed by the next adjoining cross of thestrands of the lengthwise wires, so that both branches of the verticalwires adjacent to the loops will be embraced by the strands of saidlengthwise wires, the branches extending in opposite directions. By thisconnection any pressure sidewise on the vertical wires will tend toclose the loops in the vertical wires formed at the point of connection,and the greater the pressure the tighter will the loops be drawn, untilall the slack of the loops is taken up. It will be noticed that theloops of the vertical wires extend in the lengthwise direction of thelengthwise wires of the fence and the pressure on the vertical Wires hasno tendency to rotate or untwist the strands of the lengthwise wires andthat it is impossible to move the lengthwise wires closer together attheir point of connection with the vertical wires than when first made.V a

I claim as my invention A wire fencing composed of two or more twistedlengthwise wires and vertical wires connected to said lengthwise wires,the vertical wires being each provided with a number of loopscorresponding to the number of lengthwise wires, each of the said loopedportions of the vertical wires being located in an opening formed by across of the strands of the lengthwise wires and the two branches of thevertical wires adjacent to the said loops being located in a differentopening formed by the said strands of the lengthwise wires, so that bothbranches of the vertical wires adjacent to each loop will be embraced bythe strands of said lengthwise wires, substantially as described.

CHAS. A nonsense.

Witnesses:

A. O. BEHEL, E. BEHEL.

